Best stops for food off I-10 in Texas from El Paso to Beaumont

From Mexican to barbecue, Asian to Cajun, Interstate 10 is lined with surprises that are sure to relieve the tedium of hours behind the wheel. Click through the slideshow above for some choice stops for local nosh off Interstate 10. less

From Mexican to barbecue, Asian to Cajun, Interstate 10 is lined with surprises that are sure to relieve the tedium of hours behind the wheel. Click through the slideshow above for some choice stops for local ... more

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From Mexican to barbecue, Asian to Cajun, Interstate 10 is lined with surprises that are sure to relieve the tedium of hours behind the wheel. Click through the slideshow above for some choice stops for local nosh off Interstate 10. less

From Mexican to barbecue, Asian to Cajun, Interstate 10 is lined with surprises that are sure to relieve the tedium of hours behind the wheel. Click through the slideshow above for some choice stops for local ... more

Photo: San Antonio Express-News

Best stops for food off I-10 in Texas from El Paso to Beaumont

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The Texas stretch of Interstate 10 from El Paso to Beaumont is 830 miles — just under 12 hours of driving, according to Google Maps.

It is so long that El Paso is actually closer to Los Angeles than the other end of Texas, and Beaumont is closer to the Atlantic Ocean than it is to El Paso.

I-10 is the fourth-longest interstate in the United States, and one fourth of it cuts across Texas. Commuters, truckers, roadtrippers travel this stretch by the millions.

As popular Yelp reviewer Charley Carlin writes: "There is nothing but sage brush, lizards, crosswinds, damaged guard rails, and dead animals on the side of the road for a long long way along the I 10... I really appreciate places like Papa's Pantry (in Van Horn), to deliver me a meal as I roll across the wide open stretches of Texas."

From Mexican to barbecue, Asian to Cajun, Interstate 10 is lined with surprises that are sure to relieve the tedium of hours behind the wheel.